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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
David Frederick Champion, Durham, NC (US);
Timothy Andreas Meserth, Durham, NC (US);
Mark E. Molander, Cary, NC (US);
Patrick Gabor Nyeste, Raleigh, NC (US);
David Thomas Windell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey John Smith, Raleigh, NC (US);
David Frederick Champion, Durham, NC (US);
Timothy Andreas Meserth, Durham, NC (US);
Mark E. Molander, Cary, NC (US);
Patrick Gabor Nyeste, Raleigh, NC (US);
David Thomas Windell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey John Smith, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing customizable, immediate and radiating menus for accessing applications and actions. Upon initiation of a predetermined user action, such as a right-click operation, a primary menu is displayed and a second radial menu is displayed proximate the primary menu with the cursor position at a predetermined location for minimizing cursor manipulation for selecting a menu item from the second radial menu.